Stress Equals Burnout
posted in Nutrition and Weight Loss |Burnout can be caused by stress. That’s sort of an obvious statement, isn’t it? I had often thought that burnout could be caused by diet and chemical imbalances, but in doing my research about stress, I discovered I was wrong.
Actually, burnout is considered to be the less severe form of depression, anxiety and mood disorders.
The symptoms of burnout include exhaustion, both physical and emotional, lowered immune system, withdrawal from personal relationships, and increased absence from work. In looking at some of the symptoms of burnout you will see the close relationship it has to stress.
Prolonged stress can cause you to feel tired much of the time. Even getting out of bed is a strain because you don’t have the energy you once had. Emotional exhaustion is another part of burnout. Your mood swings wildly, sometimes you feel sad for no reason, and you’re impatient, moody and get frustrated easily. You might often find you can’t deal with life the same as you did before.
When a person experiences burnout, they may have less resistance to disease. Their immune system suffers from prolonged bouts of stress. You may start suffering from more colds or the flu as well as other minor illnesses. You may also find you are more prone to more serious illnesses.
There is also a tendency to withdraw from personal relationships because you feel you have less to give. You lose interest in having fun and you lose patience with people.
Burnout also causes you to look at life with more of a pessimistic outlook. You don’t get excited about those things that used to excite you and it’s hard to see anything positive in life. Little things that wouldn’t have affected you before now weigh you down. You have a harder time getting out of a rut or routine.
All these symptoms eventually lead to increased absenteeism and being less productive when you are at work.
Now that I’ve just written this most depressing post, I’d like to turn this around and say that you can control stresses in your life — if you choose to do so. So much of the stress in our lives is caused by our constant dwelling in the past or worrying about the future. If you think about it carefully, you’ll see that at this moment — right now — there is no past to dwell in — it’s gone — you can’t go back there — and there is no future to worry about — it’s not here yet. And if you think, “Well it will be in a moment” — I’m here to tell you that when that moment comes it will be the present.
Bring meditation into your daily life. It’s vital to your good health and your peace of mind. It’s the greatest way to learn how to be in the present and how to become friends with what is — because what is is all there truly is. Learn to be freinds with the present moment and your life of stress will fade away.
(For more information about meditation, please see my other blog at: http://www.theleaderinside.com where I have been writing an entire series on the topic of meditation. When you get to that site, just click on the category titled, “Meditation” to get all the articles I’ve written so far. This series will continue in the coming weeks.)
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Ron
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